Section 1. Defending the American Way: The Golden Age of Comics, American Identity, and the Search for Order. ; The Origin of the Superhero: Culture, Race, and Identity in US Popular Culture, 1890-1940 / Julian C. Chambliss and William L. Svitavsky A Superhero for the Times: Superman's Fight against Oppression and Injustice in the 1930s / Lance Eaton Heroines in a Time of War: Nelvana of the Northern Lights and Wonder Woman as Symbols of the United States and Canada / Amanda Murphyao Cold War in Comics: Clobberin' Commies and Promoting Nationalism in American Comics / John Donovan Gendered Power: Comics, Film, and Sexuality in the United States / Michael Furlong Section 2. Crisis of Consensus: The Silver Age, Societal Upheaval, and New Definition of heroism ; Nationalism and Power: Captain America, Governmental Policy, and the Problem of American Nationalism / Antonio S. Thompson "We Must Think Anew" (Superman Goes Boom) : The Cultural Ascension of the Baby Boom Generation within the Superman Franchise / Thomas C. Donaldson and Shathley Q Ineffectual Lass Among the Legions of Superheroes: The Marginalization and Domestication of Female Superheroes, 1955-1970 / Thomas C. Donaldson Race, Superheroes, and Identity: "Did You Know He Was Black?" / William L. Svitavsky Upgrading the Cold War Framework: Iron Man, the Military Industrial Complex, and American Defense / Julian C. Chambliss Section 3. The Modern Age: Fall and Rise of the Hero ; Rethinking the American Man: Clark Kent, Superman, and Consumer Masculinity / Michael Goebel Superhero for a New Age: Latino Identity in the US Comics Industry / Héctor Fernández L'Hoeste Splitting the Nuclear Family?: The Superhero Family in The Incredibles and Sky High / Claire Jenkins Superhero Fantasy in a Post-9/11 World: Marvel Comics and Army Recruitment / Michael J. Lecker A Brief Historiography of the Age of Marginalization: The Superhero in the American Mind / Shawn O'Rourke. |
